Infant DNA to Be Mapped at Birth?

9/4/2013 4:10PM

The National Institutes of Health is launching an initiative to determine whether sequencing an infant's DNA can improve on well-established state-run programs to screen newborns for potential life-threatening conditions. Ron Winslow reports on the News Hub.

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